The school in the United States : a documentary history / edited by James W. Fraser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fraser, James W., 1944- editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schools.

History.

United States.

Education--United States--History.

Education.

Schools--United States--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 393 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"The School in the United States collects a wide range of essential primary documents of the history of education in the United States, from colonial America to present-day reform efforts. Expertly chosen by historian and education scholar James Fraser, these documents incorporate many different sources, from first-person accounts to textbook excerpts and presidential speeches. As Fraser demonstrates, the history of American education is also a history of national debates and decisions about schooling, and he places the prominent voices of these debates in conversation through carefully curated selections, including the work of famous thinkers like Thomas Jefferson and W.E.B. DuBois, as well as that of ordinary classroom teachers. Organized by era, each chapter begins with a brief introduction intended to spark student interest, while a detailed bibliography suggests opportunities for further research. In addition, the fourth edition also offers an alternative structure that allows easy use of the book by topic as an alternative to chronology. Comprehensive enough to be used as a main text, but selective enough to be used alongside another, The School in the United States makes accessible key readings in the history of American education in a format that encourages students to make their own evaluations as they engage with major historical debates." --Back cover.

Contents:

The school in Colonial America, 1620-1770

The American Revolution and schools for the new republic, 1770-1820

The common school movement, 1820-1860

Schooling moves West, 1835-1860

Slavery, Reconstruction, and the schools of the South, 1820-1937

The emergence of the high school, 1821-1959

Growth and diversity in schools and students, 1880-1960

The progressive era, 1890-1950

Schools in the Cold War era, 1950-1970

Civil rights, integrations, and school reform, 1954-1980

Rights, opportunities, and limits in American education, 1965-1980

Reform efforts of the 1980s and 1990s and the new century, 1980-2005

Curriculum, technology, and new tensions, 2005-2018.

Notes:

"Third edition published by Routledge 2014"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781138478848

1138478849

9781138478879

1138478873

OCLC:

1061863369

Publisher Number:

99983185991